أنت فوق الشرع شرعُ

ظـالمٌ يكفيك قمعُ

You are above all laws a law

You are a law above the law;

An oppressor, suppression suffices you

An oppressor, whose suppression suffices.

لا تقلْ إنـي حليمٌ

بل غـرورٌ فيـك طبعُ

Do not say that I am forbearing

Do not say, "I am forbearing,"

Rather, injustice is inherent in you

For arrogance is your very nature.

شـاردٌ ,عنّـي بعيدٌ

ساديٌّ، ما منك نـفعُ

Distracted, far away from me

Straying, far away from me,

Cruel, you are of no use

A sadist, yielding no benefit at all.

ما أنا بالمفتـري كذ

باً لـطيفاً فيـه لسْـعُ

I am not a slanderer though

I am not one to fabricate a lie—

Alas, there is sting in this gentle one

A subtle falsehood that holds a sting.

إنـني نَهْـرٌ رفـيقٌ

دافـقٌ بالحـب نَـبْعُ

I am a gentle stream

I am but a gentle river,

Flowing with love a spring

A spring overflowing with love,

مخلصٌ في الـود شَهْمٌ

بـائعي ما فـيه بـيعُ

Devoted in affection, generous

Loyal in affection, noble and true;

My wares contain no sale

There is no selling the one who sells me out.

لا أقاضي من يعـادي

منك سمـعٌ منك منعُ

I do not bargain with one who opposes

I do not prosecute those who show enmity,

From you hearing, from you refusal

While from you comes listening, and from you comes withholding.

إنما حـدسي دليلي

لم يكن في الأمـر صنعُ

My intuition is my guide

My intuition alone is my guide;

There was no artifice in the matter

There was no artifice in this affair.

أستميلُ الدمع حيناً

كـلما لي عَـزَّ دمـعُ

I entice tears at times

At times, I coax the tears to flow,

Whenever despair makes me weep

Whenever weeping becomes too hard for me.

إنْ ترَ الإحسان خيراً

خُـذْ بقلـبي فيه لفْعُ

If you see goodness in kindness

If you consider kindness a virtue,

Take my heart in it, a wound

Take my heart, though it burns within.

واسْتَتِرْ ما شئتَ لكن

أنتَ مني أنتَ ضـلعُ

Conceal what you wish, but

And hide away as much as you please, but

You are part of me, you are a rib

You are a part of me, you are my very rib.

مُكْرَهٌ مَـهْلا حبيـبي

مَغْرَمي طرْحٌ وجَـمْعُ

Reluctantly, gently my beloved

I am compelled—go gently, my beloved;

My passion, rejection and acceptance

My passion is a sum of addition and subtraction.